I have a panasonic cf-48 laptop, that im using temp. b/c my desktop crashd yesterday. Is there a way to use a larger monitor with it? I am using my reg. keyboard and mouse thru usb cables. I have a smasung syncmaster 213T and i pluged the cable to the back of the laptop, but i cant get it to see it. im running xp pro. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

There should be a key on the top keyboard row on the laptop, probably one of the "F" keys that you use along with the "Function Key" on the laptop to enable an external monitor. The laptop display will turn off and the external monitor should come on.

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Most laptops get warm at or near the processor as the fan is pumping air across it. This is why it is not recommended to sit it on your lap - blocks air flow and can cause burns. It would be worth checking that the fan is spinning freely and air is circulating as they **** in a lot of dust.

As for the beeps. Since you are getting OS not found it is most likely a flaky hard drive.It may not be spinning up initially, but a few tries could be kicking it over.

I would suggest backing up all your data and then replacing the drive. Laptop hard drives are notorious for failing due in part to physical movement of unit, particularly when turned on.

Thats an old pc and flashing the bios (if not done right) could kill your pc..... with it bein so old and computers now being so cheap your best bet is to invest in a new computer. I have looked for your bios update with no luck either.

You will need to find out what motherboard/graphics are in your pc, then search for drivers,
but as this is no longer made or supported and everthing is built in the unit, it's more than likely of retirement age